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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW
kernel32.dll
GetFileAttributesExW, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, VerifyVersionInfoW, VerSetConditionMask, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, Sleep, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLastError, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, DeleteCriticalSection, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedDecrement, HeapCreate, HeapFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LoadLibraryA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, HeapAlloc, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, RtlUnwind, HeapSize, GetLocaleInfoA, LCMapStringA, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, VirtualFree, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, DecodePointer, EncodePointer
shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, PathRemoveFileSpecW
user32.dll
wsprintfW, MessageBoxW
iTunesHelper.exe
iTunes by Apple Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 11.0.1.12 |
| MD5: | e4401cf27225c1d6e664e86195978562 |
| SHA1: | 8fc832896fb5c3dbab9fa73e720a894ce5e66531 |
| SHA256: | f572a2757c2a649e25f52f7071e6a2ccf298c60a8f2b15a0e2d800f890c4fd93 |
What is iTunesHelper.exe?
Apple software includes iTunesHelper or iTunes Helper, is a program from Apple that runs in the background and monitors for the connection of any iPod or iPhone to the computer, if an iPod or iPhone is detected it will automatically launch the iTunes application. The functionality is the same on both Mac OS X and Windows PC’s.
About iTunesHelper.exe (from Apple Inc.)
“iTunes is a free application for your Mac or PC. It lets you organize and play digital music and video on your computer. It can automatically download new music, app, and book purchases across all y”
Details
| File name: | iTunesHelper.exe |
| Publisher: | Apple Inc. |
| Product name: | iTunes |
| Description: | iTunesHelper |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\itunes\ituneshelper.exe |
| File version: | 11.0.1.12 |
| Size: | 148.97 KB (152,544 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Apple Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
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Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'iTunesHelper' → "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
Network connections
[UDP] listens on port 63173
[UDP] listens on port 60796
[UDP] listens on port 57769
[UDP] listens on port 54755
[UDP] listens on port 50940
[UDP] listens on port 49162
[UDP] listens on port 49158
[UDP] listens on port 50412
[UDP] listens on port 49165
[UDP] listens on port 55071
[UDP] listens on port 60299
[UDP] listens on port 50339
[UDP] listens on port 61983
[UDP] listens on port 63336
[UDP] listens on port 62239
[UDP] listens on port 56454
[UDP] listens on port 58422
[UDP] listens on port 50200
[UDP] listens on port 53255
[UDP] listens on port 49157
[UDP] listens on port 63228
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00082949% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00052249% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00030700% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 153,954 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 85,554/sec | |
| Context switches: | 2/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 4.77 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 10.8 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 6.27 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 4.77 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 110.11 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 115.27 MB | |
| Working set: | 6.96 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 11.83 MB | |
| Page faults: | 12,299/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 105 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 41 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 4/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 10 | |
| Handles: | 249 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 10 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 11 | |
| GUI USER count: | 10 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 10 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\itunes\ituneshelper.exe"
- "C:\ituneshelper.exe"
- "C:\programas\itunes\ituneshelper.exe"
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| Owner: | User |
| Parent processes: |
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Threads
Averages
| RPCRT4.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.02232381% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.02232381% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 10,789/sec | |
| Memory: | 780 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00133946% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00072531% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00061415% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,800/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
| iTunesHelper.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00066576% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00044084% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00022492% | |
| CPU cycles: | 21,850/sec | |
| Memory: | 156 KB | |
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00056567% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00038075% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00018492% | |
| CPU cycles: | 23,413/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory: | 252 KB | |
| MSVCR80.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00021264% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003620% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00017643% | |
| CPU cycles: | 4,239/sec | |
| Memory: | 620 KB | |
| ituneshelper.dll (iTunes by Apple) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00019745% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00010181% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009564% | |
| CPU cycles: | 15,148/sec | |
| Memory: | 160 KB | |
| sblsp.dll (sblsp by SPEEDbit) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00014763% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00014763% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 28/sec | |
| Memory: | 180 KB | |
| itunesmobiledevice.dll (iTunesMobileDevice by Apple) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00006618% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003588% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003030% | |
| CPU cycles: | 592/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.39 MB | |
| wow64win.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000420% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000420% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 5/sec | |
| Memory: | 360 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
15.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.50% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
3.50% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
2.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
1.50% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 51.50% of iTunes.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
20.95% |
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| Toshiba |
18.97% |
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| Dell |
17.39% |
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| ASUS |
11.86% |
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| Acer |
9.09% |
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| Lenovo |
8.70% |
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| Sony |
3.95% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.98% |
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| Samsung |
1.58% |
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| Compaq |
1.58% |
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| NEC |
1.58% |
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| Sahara |
0.79% |
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| Alienware |
0.79% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.79% |
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